User manual MERIDIAN AUDIO 501

[. . . ] Meridian 501/501V Control Unit u s e r g u id e Sales and service in the UK Meridian Audio Ltd Stonehill Stukeley Meadows Cambs PE18 6ED England Tel Fax (01480) 52144 (01480) 459934 Meridian America Inc 3800 Camp Creek Parkway Building 2400 Suite 112 Eastpoint Atlanta World Wide Web http://www. meridian. co. uk Tel (404) 344 7111 Fax (404) 346 7111 GA 30331 Digital Gramophone and Wireless Ltd Stonehill Stukeley Meadows Cambs PE18 6ED England Copyright © 1993 Digital Gramophone and Wireless Ltd Part no: 501/501V/1 This guide was produced by Human-Computer Interface Ltd, Cambridge, England. Sales and service in the USA Designed and manufactured in the UK by Preface ii Contents Introduction 1 Introduces the 501/501V Control Unit, and provides an overview of the other products available in the Meridian 500 Series. The Meridian 500 Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Sample configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Specification and accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] q Turn off the control unit, using the power switch on the back panel. q Turn on the power again while holding down the Off key on the front panel. The display will show: Type Ty 1 progressively larger numbers of inputs, as shown in the tables on page 21 (501) or page 22 (501V). It will then show: If your system includes any Meridian 600 or 200 Series units you should choose Type 2 or Type 6. For more information see To connect to Meridian 600 or 200 Series equipment, page 38. For example, to select Type 3 the display shows: q Press V or A to change the type number. Ty 3 q Turn off the control unit using the power switch on the back panel. q Turn on again to use the standard settings you have selected. 20 501 standard settings The following table shows the options configured by the six standard Type settings on the 501 Control Unit: Type 5 q q q 1 q q q q q q q 4 q q q q q q 3 q q q q q q q q q q q q q q Source CD Radio LP TV Tape1 Tape2 CDR Cable Text VCR1 VCR2 LD Label CD RD LP TV T1 T2 CR Cb TX V1 V2 LD Input A2 A3 A1 A5 A4 A6 A2 A5 Gain 0dB 2dB 2dB 8dB 2dB 2dB 0dB 8dB n/a 8dB 8dB 0dB Comms 1 2 ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Customising the Control Unit = A6 A4 A1 = Last valid input, displayed as LV. Types 2 and 6 have the same source configuration as Type 1. 21 501V standard settings The following table shows the options configured by the six standard Type settings on the 501V Control Unit: Type 5 q q q q Customising the Control Unit 4 q q q q q q 1 q q q q q q q q 3 q q q q q q q q q q q q Source CD Radio LP TV Tape1 Tape2 CDR Cable Text VCR1 VCR2 LD Label CD RD LP TV T1 T2 CR Cb TX V1 V2 LD Input A2 A3 A1 A5 A4 A6 A2 A5 Gain 0dB 2dB 2dB 8dB 2dB 2dB 0dB 8dB n/a 8dB 8dB 0dB Comms 1 2 ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ C-video input S-video input FNSEL = = BL v5 q q = = = v4 v5 v1 v2 v3 q q q q q q = A6 A4 A1 = = = = = = = = = S1 S2 = = = 0 = = = 1 0 2(1) 2(1) 1 = = Last valid input, displayed as LV (audio), Nv (video), NS (S-VHS), or NF (FNSEL). 2 in Type 1, 1 in Type 3 or 4. Types 2 and 6 have the same source configuration as Type 5. 22 Configuring the sources When the control unit is set to one of the standard settings the twelve source selection keys on the remote control select the standard labels and inputs, as shown in the table on page 21. If the configuration you want is not catered for by one of the standard settings, you can configure each source individually. The 501/501V Control Unit provides 12 sources corresponding to the 12 source selection keys on the remote control: The procedure for doing this is as follows. CD, Radio, LP, TV, Tape1, Tape2, CDR, Cable, Text, VCR1, VCR2, and LD. Customising the Control Unit For each source you can configure: r The label used for it on the front panel display, from 45 alternative labels. r The comms type and address, to identify other Meridian 500 Series equipment. r The video and S-VHS inputs it selects (501V only). 23 To configure a source q Turn off the control unit, using the power switch on the back panel. q Turn on the power again while holding down the Display key on the front panel. The display will show: To change an option q Press A or V to step between the alternative values for the option. When you have finished programming sources: q Switch off at the back panel, and then switch on again to restore normal operation. Conf q Press Source until the left-hand pair of characters identifies the source you want to configure. Customising the Control Unit For example, to configure the CD source the display initially shows: CDCD q Press Copy (front panel), or > and < (remote control), to step between options. The right-hand pair of characters shows the current value of the option. The options are summarised in the table shown opposite. 24 Option Label Initial value Alternative values CD, RD, LP, etc. Explanation See page 26. CDCD CDA2 CD1C CD1A CDNv CDNS CDFO Audio input A1 ­ A6, or LV. Choose A1 to A6 to specify the input, or LV to use the last valid input. Comms type IC ­ 8C, or NC. Choose IC for a Meridian CD player, 2C for a Meridian FM Tuner, or NC otherwise. Address 1A ­ 8A. Allows you to have up to eight of each source type. Customising the Control Unit Video input* V1 ­ V6, Nv, or BL. Choose V1 ­ V6 to specify an input, Nv to use the last valid input, or BL to blank the input. S-VHS input* S1 ­ S2, or NS. Choose S1 ­ S2 to specify an input, or NS to use the last valid input. FNSEL output* F0 ­ F2, or NF. Choose the function select output signal you want to send to the TV, or NF to use the last valid output. * 501V only. 25 Examples of configuring the sources The following examples illustrate how you can configure the source options to your own requirements. For example, to configure the Radio source label choose: RDRD To change a source label q Display the source you want to configure, together with its current label, as described in the previous sections. q Press A or V to step between the alternative labels. For example, to use the label FM for the Radio source set it to: RDFM The following table shows the available source labels together with their meanings: Source CD Customising the Control Unit Logo CD RD LP T1 T2 CR Cb TX V1 Source VCR 2 LaserDisc Satellite CDX 78 rpm CD-1 CD trans. Photo CD CD Lib. Logo V2 LD SA C2 78 C1 C1 PC CL Source VHS Jukebox CD-ROM DAT DCC Phono MiniDisc Line Mic Logo VH JB Rm DT DC Ph MD Li Mi Source S-VHS Betamax Camera Video 8 CD-Video Aux Mixer Simul Computer Logo SV m Ca V8 CV Au Mx SB PC Source DAB Dig. ADC R-Reel FM tuner AM tuner MW tuner SW tuner LW tuner Logo DB DS AD RR FM AM MW SW LW Radio LP Tape 1 Tape 2 CDR Cable Teletext VCR 1 26 To change the video input for a source q Display the source you want to configure, together with the current video input, as described in the previous sections. For example, to configure the CD video input choose: q Press V or A to choose the video input. When you select the source you have configured you will get radio sound and a TV picture, as required for simultaneous broadcasts. To set up a system with two CD players q Configure the source you are going to use for the first CD player. [. . . ] r Ensure that the receiver uses well-screened antenna cable. r Relocate the receiver with respect to the control unit. r Connect the receiver and this product to different AC outlets. 40 Maintenance Cleaning When cleaning the control unit bear in mind that the front of the control unit is plastic, and the display panel and lid are glass. Disconnect the power cord before cleaning the unit. [. . . ]